Justice Dept. seeks longest sentence in Capitol siege by far for leaders Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Joe Biggs, convicted of seditious conspiracy

  • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    There is no evidence Tarrio has cooperated with authorities since then. In interviews with Reuters, however, he said that before rallies in various cities, he would let police departments know of the Proud Boys’ plans. It is unclear if this was actually the case. He said he stopped this coordination after December 12 because the D.C. police had cracked down on the group.

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      He was probably telling the cops their plans because the cops were in on everything and helping the Proud Boys out.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      3·
      1 year ago

      I believe there is evidence that the Proud Boys were in contact with police in Portland, with some cops giving them a heads up to avoid crackdowns. This is hearsay (from me) because I got this info from a podcast and haven’t verified it, but I suspect it’s true. Lots of QAnon and other far-right iconography on police uniforms has been photographed.